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20 June start for First XV rugby in Wellington, club rugby to follow

by clubrugby - May 26, 2020May 26, 2020

Mark down Saturday 20 June for the opening afternoon of First XV rugby in Wellington. College Sport Wellington have announced that start date in their correspondence on Tuesday afternoon, adding that further details will follow later this week. Taranaki also announced on Tuesday a start date of 13 June for pre-season/practice matches

Short Passes 25 May

by clubrugby - May 25, 2020May 25, 2020

Big earthquake to start the week at Club Rugby HQ in Ōhau this morning. That's all we need right now as we move closer to a re-start for community sport. Government is expected today to announce a decision on removing, or at least expanding on, the 10-person social limit put in

From the vault: 10th round matches in photos

by clubrugby - May 22, 2020

Above: OBU's Greg Mullany sends over the winning kick at the Basin Reserve in their 18-16 win over Tawa. If Tawa had won they would have retained the Swindale Shield, finishing runners-up to MSP the following week. The 10th and, in the past two years concluding, round of the 2020 Swindale

This week in club rugby history: 11- 18 May

by clubrugby - May 19, 2020

Above: This week in 2008, OBU beat Norths 37-26 at the Basin Reserve. PHOTO: Chainsaw Photos. Selected highlights of what happened this week in history in Wellington club rugby. 11 May 1968: Naenae Old Boys create the first major upset this season, toppling highly fancied University 8-6. St. Pat’s Old Boys hold last

From the vault: ninth round matches in images

by clubrugby - May 15, 2020May 15, 2020

Above: Hutt Old Boys Marist Power-ed to a 30-28 win over Tawa in round nine of 2018 in a clash of two of the leading teams. PHOTO: NZ Lenz. The ninth and penultimate round of the 2020 Swindale Shield was originally scheduled this Saturday. The rugby fields remain unused as Covid-19 ravages